Caffe Nero (55 Northern Ave., Seaport District, Boston; 218 Legacy Pl., Dedham): This European-born cafe chain keeps expanding around Massachusetts. The two most recent openings are in Boston’s Seaport District and at Dedham’s Legacy Place development.

City Winery (1 Canal St., West End, Boston): New York-based music venue, restaurant, and winery.

Cupola (1231 Centre St., Newton Centre): A casual pasta spot (replacing Bottega Fiorentina) with a focus on Florentine and Tuscan cuisine. There will be Neapolitan pizzas eventually as well.

Flatbread Company (76 Guest St., Boston Landing, Brighton, Boston): This local pizza chain has expanded to the new Boston Landing development in Brighton, and it’s one of several locations that features candlepin bowling.

Top Mix Bar & Kitchen (257 Norfolk Ave., Roxbury, Boston): Top Mix focuses on cocktails — such as various martinis and a pineapple mojito — and also serves food, including sweet plantain ravioli, a maple bacon burger, and more.

Tuscan Kitchen (64 Seaport Blvd.): A giant, stately Italian restaurant with several sister spots in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Wit’s End (1248 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge): The menu features “dueling” items — two versions of the same dish, such as a bacon and gouda mac and cheese versus a lobster and mushroom one.

Emerald Lounge (200 Stuart St., Downtown Boston): This five-year-old Revere Hotel nightclub has closed to make way for a new restaurant slated to open in spring 2018.

Cottage Tavern (1227 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, Boston): This classic watering hole aims to transfer its liquor and food license to the Innovation and Design Building in the Seaport District.

Dudley Dough (2302 Washington St., Roxbury, Boston): The Haley House’s fair-wage pizzeria will close at the end of the year due to financial struggles.

Globe Bar & Cafe (565 Boylston St., Back Bay, Boston): It’s not closing for good; it’s just relocating down the street to the former Rattlesnake space. Relocation dates haven’t been announced yet.

Pikaichi (1 Brighton Ave., Allston, Boston): This Allston ramen destination will close on December 17 due to a rent hike but will try to relocate soon.

November 2017 in Review, From Dumplings to Doughnuts

November 2017 featured tons of openings, particularly in Boston's Seaport District and West End. It was a month filled with pasta, pizza, and yes, more juice bars. Non-local chains Caffe Nero and Sweetgreen continued to expand around the Boston area with two new locations apiece, while Luke's Lobster added a new location as well.

Farmers' Markets are Beloved, but the Government May Cut Their Funding | Civil Eats

America's current farm bill expires at the end of September 2018, leaving less than a year before lawmakers could begin to make cuts to a variety of federal programs affecting food and farming. And, despite America's growing love for farmers' markets, it's looking unlikely that the Farmer Markets Promotion Program (FMPP) will be prioritized in the coming bill.

The Ashmont Farmers Market occurs each year on the MBTA Plaza in #PeabodySquare. Our #FarmersMarket is one of the amazing programs of Greater Ashmont Main Street, this crowdfunding campaign to revitalize Peabody Square is another. This the Ashmont Farmers Market brought hundreds of people together each week to shop, meet neighbors, and even get in a workout during the #FitFridays programming by Dorchester YMCA and 4 Corners Yoga + Wellness. This campaign will help make our square even better. Watch the video and consider donating to help make tangible improvements to the public space that connects our neighborhood! Learn more and give at Patronicity.com/PeabodySq

What a great year round resource, listing dozens of food access points throughout Dorchester! The flyer is easily printable and available in several languages spoken throughout our community too, which we really appreciate.
h/t to the Boston Public Health Commission Mayor's Office of Food Access - Boston for production and Codman Square Health Center for publicizing it!

It's getting chilly outside and we're getting excited for our upcoming Greater Ashmont Pop-Up Holiday Market! We've got a wonderful line-up of vendors joining us. Check out the list, invite a friend to the event below, and make plans to join us for our Small Business Saturday market, followed by the Mayor's tree-lighting in #PeabodySquare!
🎶 Jon Ong and the Funky Monkeys will be performing a selection of jazz, gospel, and holiday music.
🎨 Dot Art will be providing visual art activities for children of all ages.
🕰 Dorchester Historical Society with DOT-themed gifts and memorabilia
🍅 Spring Brook Farm for winter pantry vegetables (squashes, potatoes, and other root vegetables), all kinds of meats, hot cider, pies, preserves, & knit scarves, mittens, & hats
🌿 Bittersweet Herb Farm of Willmington, MA will be selling their delicious jams, mustards, balsamic vinegars, vinegar, seasonings, and finishing sauces!
🎄 The Mather Elementary School Girl Scouts Troop will be offering holiday wreaths, greens, and even Christmas Trees by way of EverGreen Delivery!
👕 Artist Yusef Akbar of Airbrush Matrix will be designing custom T's
💎 Touch of Silva will be selling their custom hand made jewelry, by local artisan Jo-Ann Silva-Winbush
📸 Local photographer, Thomas Reale Photography will be displaying and selling prints of his work
📸 Local photographer, Kayla Clare Photography, will be displaying and selling prints of her work
📗 Artisan Syndal Dmochowski will be selling hand-made greeting cards
🎁 Milton Artisan, Leonard Perry will be selling hand-crafted, velvet lined jewelry boxes
❄️ Studio Tessare will be selling an assortment of hand-painted or dyed scarves, shawls, and ponchos.
🎅🏽 The #BuddyInBoston vehicle will be joining us to promote the upcoming ELF the Musical and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the Musical coming to the Boch Center
We hope to see you on the 25th!

Greater Ashmont Pop-Up Holiday Market

Celebrate the season in Peabody Square at our third annual pop-up holiday market! Holiday music will fill the air as you shop our market stands for...

Tomorrow is the final day we're accepting vendor applications for our Greater Ashmont Pop-Up Holiday Market! If you make crafts and would like to vend at this year's market, make sure to get your application in. You can find info on applying in the event details!

Greater Ashmont Pop-Up Holiday Market

Celebrate the season in Peabody Square at our third annual pop-up holiday market! Holiday music will fill the air as you shop our market stands for...

...will be provided free to all ages from 10 to noon Saturday at Pemberton Farms, 2225 Massachusetts Ave., North Cambridge) and Odds Bodkin’s Halloween Performance (a professional storyteller and musician has “fun...

Five things to do this weekend: Oct. 20-22 (For those not at the Head of the Charles)

House of Irreverence: A Night of Comedy, Community, & Debauchery from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Dante Club, 3 Dante Terrace off Craigie Street, in the Spring Hill neighborhood near Porter Square in Somerville. Tickets are $10.

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